Beef Patty 

A Homemade Jamaican Beef Steak Recipe That Will Make You Happy!  These patties are filled with a flavorful, flavorful beef filling and encased in a soft, flaky, and buttery dough shell. Juicy and juicy filling with the typical yellow exterior! The perfect Jamaican fast food to enjoy friends, hello! This new Jamaican Beef Patty Recipe has been around for a long time. I’ve been tweaking and tweaking my Jamaican beef patties for so long.  Give me a golden and juicy beefsteak, some coconut bread, a pineapple or coke and I’m the happiest gyal, ha! To say I’m dying to share this recipe with you would be an understatement. We also have a recipe video!

Beef Patties

Have you ever had one? To me, there is nothing better than a Jamaican beef patty. This type of patty is the most popular fast food in Jamaica. It is filled with well-seasoned beef, juicy, and contains the famous Scotch Bonnet Pepper from Jamaica. The rich, deep yellow outer shell makes the patty recognizable from nearly a mile away. Often eaten straight out of a brown paper bag and sometimes with Jamaica’s other ubiquitous product: coconut bread.

Ingredients needed for  Beef Patties

(Note: For the full list of ingredients, including measurements, see the recipe card directly below.)

• For the dough: flour, salt, sugar, Jamaican curry powder, turmeric powder, grated butter, and ice-cold water.
• For the beef filling: olive oil, minced meat, onion, garlic, ginger, salt/pepper, thyme, Jamaican allspice and curry powder, scotch bonnet pepper, scallions, chicken stock, breadcrumbs, and butter. Homemade steaks can be intimidating, but friends, this recipe is so easy! Spices such as curry and turmeric give the dough its natural, golden hue. The beef filling is so flavorful and juicy – it’s all delicious!

 Beef filling

These Jamaican beef patties are filled with a perfectly seasoned and extra flavorful filling that you will love! Here you will find super simple ingredients that with little effort create a very enjoyable nut-filling mix. Tasty flavors, spices, and herbs make a steak sing like a choir! Amen. We also do Jamaican beef patties, which means there’s a Scotch hat in the picture too. This is a fiery pepper that adds some spice to the patty filling. Ingredient Spotlight: You can find Scotch Bonnet at your local Caribbean market. A good substitute for Scotch Bonnet is habanero pepper. I also use Jamaican curry powder and allspice. These are also available in West Indian markets and some supermarkets. If you can’t find the Jamaican versions, feel free to use Indian curry and regular ground allspice.

How to Make  Beef Patties

1. Make the dough. Mix flour, salt, sugar, curry powder, and turmeric powder. Add the grated butter to the bowl and mix with the dry ingredients. Then add the ice water and stir the dough.
2. Knead the dough. Place the dough on a clean surface and knead the dough. Just enough for the dough to form a cohesive mass.
3. Let the dough cool. Cover the dough and put it in the fridge to chill.
4. Make the filling. Fry the minced meat. Then add the onion and cook until cooked through. Stir in garlic + ginger. Add the spices/herbs and continue cooking. Then add broth, breadcrumbs, and butter.
5. Store the filling in the fridge. Set the filling aside to cool before assembling the steaks.
6. Beef Patty Compilation. Roll out the dough and fill it with some beef filling. Shape it into a crescent and seal the seams with a fork.
7. Fry the steaks. When they are golden brown, put them in the oven to bake.
8. Let cool and serve. Let the steaks cool slightly and serve immediately!

Ingredients

For the dough:

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons kosher salt
• 1 tablespoon caster sugar
• 1 tablespoon Jamaican curry powder
• 2 tbsp turmeric powder
• One cup and two sticks of grated unsalted butter
• 1 cup ice cold water

For the beef filling mixture:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 pound ground beef (I use ground beef)
• 1 large yellow onion, finely chopped
• One tablespoon of finely chopped or pasted garlic
• 1 tsp freshly grated ginger or ginger paste
• kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste
• 1 teaspoon fresh or dried thyme
• 1 teaspoon ground Jamaican allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon Jamaican curry powder
• 1-2 Scotch Bonnet Peppers, cored and finely chopped (use gloves)
• 4 spring onions (scallions), chopped
• 1/2 cup chicken stock or broth, more if needed
• 1/2 cup plain breadcrumbs
• 3 tablespoons of unsalted butter, diced

Instructions

For the dough:

1. Mix flour, salt, sugar, curry, and turmeric in a large bowl. Mix the dry ingredients well. Then add the grated butter (or grate the butter over the bowl).
2. Then make a small well in the middle of the mixture and pour in the ice-cold water. Again, use your hands to bring everything together as well as possible. Empty the bowl and any residue onto a clean surface. Knead the dough with your hands and press it together until the Jamaican Beef Patty Recipe forms a cohesive mass without dry pieces.
3. Shape the dough into a ball and cover with cling film. Put the dough in the fridge to chill for at least 30 minutes.
4. 

For the beef filling mixture:

1. Heat a large frying pan over medium heat and brush the bottom of the frying pan with olive oil. Add the ground beef after the oil begins to shimmer. Use a wooden utensil to cook the meat, stirring frequently, until completely browned. Then add the chopped onion and continue to cook until the onion is soft about 3-4 minutes.
2. Add garlic and ginger and continue cooking. Then add the thyme, allspice, curry powder, Scotch Bonnet, and green onion. Give the mixture another two to three minutes to stir.
3. Pour the stock/broth into the frying pan and stir for 1 minute. Then stir in the breadcrumbs and mix well until most of it is incorporated into the meat mixture. Add the diced  Jamaican Beef Patty Recipe butter and mix well until all the butter is melted. Note: Now make sure the meat mixture is juicy and moist. If your mixture is dry, add another splash of stock/bouillon until the mixture is visibly moist (but not watery). Then remove from the heat and let the meat mixture cool before assembling the patties.